bridle
English
/ˈbɹaɪdəl/
noun
Definitions
- The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
- A mooring hawser.
- A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
- A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bridel inherited from Old English brīdel inherited from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (bridle, strap, rein) suffix from English braid.
Origin
English
braid
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abraid English
- braid English
- braidable English
- braider English
- braideth English
- braiding English
- braidlike English
- braidwork English
- bridleless English
- bridlelike English
- bridlepath English
- bridler English
- bridlest English
- bridleth English
- bridleway English
- embraid English
- microbraid English
- path English
- rebraid English
- umbraid English
- unbraid English
- unbridle English
- upbraid English
- way English
- briglia Italian
- *brigdilaz Proto-Germanic
- bridel Old English
- brīdel Old English
- braiden Middle English
- breiden Middle English
- bridel Middle English
- bridlen Middle English
- brittil Old High German
- brīdil Old High German
- brittel Middle High German
- brittel Cimbrian